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Cork Institute of Technology, as lead partner in the Cool Route wish safe travels and fair winds to the CIT Sailing Club members, who tomorrow begin their long journey to Los Angeles! This Thursday, led by 29er dinghy ace and CIT Sports Scholarship recipient Harry Durcan of Crosshaven on the helm and captain and Club […]

This year a new award (the Volvo Irish Sailing Sustainability Award) was presented to joint winners Royal Cork Yacht Club and Howth Yacht Club for innovative ideas when thinking about the environment and sustainability. From providing sailors with reusable water bottles at events, using compostable food and coffee containers, paper straws, online documents, to organising […]

Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has scooped an Atlantic Project Award for its work in leading the Cool Route project. This year’s Atlantic Project Awards were presented today (October 23rd) at a prestigious ceremony at the 5th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference in Vigo, Spain. The Atlantic Project Awards, established in 2016, are designed to honour […]

As the Cool Route project comes to the completion of its three year period, Trevor Robertson , the world’s most celebrated cruising sailor, has arrived in Whiddy Island, Bantry Bay, to experience even more of the World’s Most Adventurous Cruising Grounds. He took the long route via the southern ocean to reach Whiddy from Rathlin […]

Rathmullan in north Donegal, was a hive of activity on Friday evening last, 1st June as the official opening of the new Rathmullan public conveniences, information hub and changing rooms at what was once known as the Old Potato Store site got under way. This new building transformed this well known site into a welcoming space for […]

As work on phase 1 of the Cool Route comes to a close after 36 months, some very exciting new developments are taking place. The route has been promoted very widely and this work is now paying dividends as the coastlines between Cork in Southern Ireland, via Western and Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Faroe Islands […]

At a ceremony in Bray, County Wicklow on Monday 21st May 2018, 12 of Donegal’s beaches received a Blue Flag, recognising them as among the top beaches in Ireland. In addition to this, Greencastle Marina retained its blue flag which was achieved for the first time last year. 12 Blue Flags were awarded to beaches […]

Regular readers may recall that Cool Route recently ran an article on developing unique experiences for superyacht owners and guests. These people are very interested in discovering unique experiences, as they sail the most stunning areas of the world. We gave an example of superyacht guests having an opportunity in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum to enjoy […]

Eliah Lillis is a photo-journalist, documentarian and photographic artist currently based on board the SV Linden, which I and NPA colleagues had the pleasure of visiting earlier this year in Copenhagen, before she embarked for her summer charters in northern waters. This is truly a beautiful vessel and provides the most unique experiences for her […]

At the International Council of Yacht Clubs (ICOYC) World Forum 2018 in San Francisco, the Royal Cork Yacht Club was selected to host the ICOYC World Forum in September 2019. Vice Admiral, Colin Morehead, and Club General Manager, Gavin Deane, represented the Club at this prestigious event which was attended by most of the thirty-nine […]